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056-0003-01L 4 Credits NDS D-ARCH
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Architecture and the City III

Architektur und Stadt III

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. André Jean Bideau, Dr. Susanne Schindler Kilian
Only for MAS in History and Theory of Architecture.
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:02:12

Abstract

The seminar asks: What, exactly, constitutes a “historical moment”? How do so-called forks in the road, paradigm shifts, or turns manifest? We will explore this question with a particular focus on the interplay of architecture, city, and capital by closely looking at a series of historical constellations in the 19th and 20th centuries

Objective

Through the interpretation of primary and secondary sources from the history of architecture and economics, and the juxtaposition with built works, students learn to understand the intersections between architecture, economics and politics and to articulate those relationships with precision and nuance. They learn to lead discussions and summarize key findings in written form

Content

In order to identify the continuities and discontinuities between economics and architecture, the seminar is structured around turning points in economic history and related societal shifts. In this way, we will test new ways of conceptualising the relationships between architecture, money and the city in their local and global entanglements.

Resources

Literature

Will be posted on the MAS platform.

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General Information

Language
German
Levels
NDS
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
ungraded semester performance

Registration & Places

Priority: Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
seminar Architektur und Stadt III
Keine Lehrveranstaltung am 28.10. (Seminarwoche).
  • Fri 13:45-17:30 (HIT H 42)
4 h weekly

Offered In

  • MAS in History and Theory of Architecture (GTA) (The MAS-programm in "History and Theory of Architecture" is a two-year half-time course and contains 60 CP. The course starts in the autumn semester. Attendance of classes supplemented by independent research; practical training periods and excursions; lectures/seminars on one to two days per week, in total 600 ca. contact hours, in addition private study ca. 600 hours (for each in-class day one day of work preparation), two individually tutored seminar papers on chosen subjects (200 hours) and credited Master's thesis (600 hours).)